We've taken a previous trip to Lake Duluti and it remains one of the best places nearby to go on a hike. The trail is well trodden with hardly any people and although the place is small, the forest surrounding the trail makes it feel a bit more forested than it actually is. Although you can still hear many of the "town sounds" (churches, music from bars, cars honking), you can't beat the convenience and cheapness of the hike.
We took the same route as the previous time we came, starting on the ridgeline and then coming down to walk around the lake. We timed so that after the ridgeline we enjoyed a packed lunch on the shore of the lake. We enjoyed viewing Taveta Golden Weavers making nests as well as cormorants, kingfishers and grebes hunting for fish. The weather was beautiful and the clouds even lifted from in front of Mt. Meru a few times throughout the day.
We went around the lake the opposite direction this time, moving counterclockwise. We only saw about four other people during the entire duration of our walk which was pleasant, though I couldn't believe more people weren't coming here on a Sunday afternoon. One of the toughest things to find in this area is a place to go on a hike; although we're blessed with amazing national parks, hiking is permitted or allowed for an outrageous fee. Due to the intense pressure of human settlement and agriculture, many areas lack the "open spaces" feeling that most hikers seek or undisturbed areas are in areas that are far too hot for an enjoyable hike.
I'm sure there will be many trips to Duluti in the future, enjoy the pictures!
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| View from the top of the ridgeline. |
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| Crazy grasshopper. |
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| Ana walking on the ridge. |
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| Inside the forest trail. |
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| Wetlands area from the trail inside the forest. |
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| Mt. Meru peaking through the clouds. |
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